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Lower Heidelberg supervisors approve pump replacement, vehicle purchase, sewer easement and land‑development waiver
Summary
At its Aug. 19 meeting, the Lower Heidelberg Township Board of Supervisors approved several routine and capital items — including a $32,035 pump replacement, final payment for dataloggers, a $58,000 Jeep for emergency management, and a land‑development waiver for Well #28 requested by PA American Water — all motions passed unanimously.
The Lower Heidelberg Township Board of Supervisors on Aug. 19, 2024 approved multiple routine and capital measures, including a pump replacement for the Rosewood Hills pumping station, final payment for monitoring equipment, a sewer easement, purchase of an Emergency Management Coordinator vehicle and a land‑development waiver for a water company.
Chair Chip Bilger convened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. Vice Chair Cheryl Johnson and Supervisor Paul Prutzman were present. Township staff and consultants in attendance included Township Manager Brian Cole, Road Foreman Matt Clay, Police Chief Christopher Stouch, Secretary/Treasurer Jennifer Frasso, engineers Glenn Kraft and Ryan Rhode, sewer engineer Ralph Johnson, and Solicitor Andrew Bellwoar. An executive session on personnel had been held earlier, from 6:00 to 6:45 p.m., the minutes state.
Supervisor Paul Prutzman moved to approve purchase of a pump replacement for the Rosewood Hills pumping station at a cost of $32,035.00; Vice Chair Cheryl Johnson seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. The board later approved the final payment to Renegade Solutions for dataloggers; that motion also passed unanimously.
Ralph Johnson, the sewer engineer, was listed as present for sewer items. The supervisors approved a sewer easement to accommodate a fence at 106 Pennsylvania Ave.; Prutzman moved, Johnson seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. The minutes also record an emergency sinkhole repair completed in Green Valley Estates, reported by Township Engineer Ryan Rhode.
On personnel and finance matters, the board approved its consent agenda — the Treasurer’s report, the July 15 meeting minutes and the July bills paid list — on a motion by Johnson, seconded by Prutzman. The supervisors also approved the 2025 MMO Non‑Uniform and 2025 MMO Uniform calculations on separate motions; the minutes list those approvals but do not define the acronym "MMO" or provide calculation details.
The board approved purchase of a 2024 Jeep for $58,000.00 to replace the Emergency Management Coordinator vehicle; the motion passed unanimously. Vice Chair Johnson moved and Supervisor Prutzman seconded approval of a waiver from land development for Well #28 at the request of PA American Water; that motion passed unanimously as well.
No public comments are recorded in the minutes. The board noted upcoming meetings: a workshop on Sept. 11, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. (noted as the board of supervisors meeting for September) and the next regular Board of Supervisors meeting on Oct. 21, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. With no further business, the board adjourned at 7:50 p.m. The minutes were taken by Secretary/Treasurer Jennifer Frasso and respectfully submitted by her.
